Henry IV
Henry IV
reign
Paris must not be a cemetery. I do not wish to reign over the dead.
enemies
I had rather be plundered by my enemies than by my friends.
disasters men midst
It is in the midst of disasters that bold men grow bolder.
crowns fifty life thousand took willingly
I would willingly give fifty thousand crowns to be able to say that I took Paris without costing the life of one single man.
religion
Religion is not changed as easily as a shirt.
cannot kingdom peasant pot
I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday.